Post 11: March 31-April 9
Online Poker Sucks Now
…or maybe it’s just ACR that sucks? Every time I fire in a $500ish deposit I end up regretting it later. The tournaments I like to play in the $20-100 range are seemingly all regs playing 23/17, and while I’m sure they all have some leaks, they’re relatively small compared to those of the live players I’m used to. Maybe this is a strange attitude to have, but playing poker against good players has no inherent appeal to me. The best part of poker is figuring out who the fish is, then coming up with the best possible gameplan to take their chips.
Speaking of reg-infested pools, I threw $200 on Fanduel for the Masters and yikes, that is no fun at all at the $100 level. Tons of name pros in my contest; I wouldn’t be surprised if my ROI in the event was something like -50%. I’m gonna grind out the signup bonus and then probably call it a career in DFS.
One quick plug to throw out, I read part 2 of chuckbass’s memoirs (
www.onceagambler.com ). Recommend heavily to anyone who loves poker. He’s the same age as me (30) and it’s super interesting to read the life experiences of someone I relate a lot to and who took a much more active role in the poker boom.
Up next for me is playing the America’s Poker Tour events at the Majestic Star in Indiana -- $200 event #1 this weekend, then most likely the $1100 main the weekend after. I’m feeling pressure to make sure this blog doesn’t peak early, but at the very least, I don’t think I have to worry about soft fields in these events.
Hands
HAND 1
Both hands are from small stakes ACR tournaments.
I think this is fine? I don’t think I can find a spot to pump the brakes at any point. Also, villain’s flop call is pretty bad, no?
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 125/250 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 89.55 BB (VPIP: 20.75, PFR: 16.98, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 53)
BTN: 36.5 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
SB: 23.92 BB (VPIP: 22.08, PFR: 10.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 77)
BB: 96.76 BB (VPIP: 12.96, PFR: 7.55, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)
UTG: 22.83 BB (VPIP: 18.87, PFR: 9.43, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
UTG+1: 30.3 BB (VPIP: 23.16, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 2.44, Hands: 99)
MP: 59.5 BB (VPIP: 43.75, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
Hero (MP+1): 59.8 BB
8 players post ante of 0.1 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has Q
Q
fold,
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 2.58 BB,
fold,
BTN calls 2.58 BB,
fold,
fold
Flop: (7.46 BB, 2 players) A
3
Q
Hero bets 3.42 BB,
BTN calls 3.42 BB
Turn: (14.3 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 8.44 BB,
BTN calls 8.44 BB
River: (31.19 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 45.25 BB and is all-in,
BTN calls 21.96 BB and is all-in
BTN shows T
J
(Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 13%, Flop 17%, Turn 77%)
Hero shows Q
Q
(Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 87%, Flop 83%, Turn 23%)
BTN wins 75.1 BB
HAND 2
I hate getting involved with the other big stack at the table, and I guess I’m a tad less sure about this one than Hand 1, but I still think this is a pretty easy payoff.
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 125/250 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+1: 19.9 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 15.48, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 86)
CO: 39.52 BB (VPIP: 31.48, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 21.43, Hands: 54)
BTN: 43.66 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 9.86, 3Bet Preflop: 6.06, Hands: 72)
Hero (SB): 73.49 BB
BB: 28.82 BB (VPIP: 18.60, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 86)
UTG: 32.48 BB (VPIP: 18.84, PFR: 14.49, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 69)
UTG+1: 21.97 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
MP: 62.24 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
8 players post ante of 0.1 BB,
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has A
A
fold,
fold,
MP raises to 2 BB,
fold,
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 7.11 BB,
fold,
MP calls 5.11 BB
Flop: (16.02 BB, 2 players) T
T
8
Hero bets 8.89 BB,
MP raises to 55.03 BB and is all-in,
Hero calls 46.14 BB
Turn: (126.07 BB, 2 players) T
River: (126.07 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero shows A
A
(Full House, Tens full of Aces)
(Pre 78%, Flop 9%, Turn 0%)
MP shows 9
T
(Four of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 22%, Flop 91%, Turn 100%)
MP wins 126.07 BB
Gambling Results (Since Last Update / YTD)
Poker (+$333 / -$2,855)
*Live Tournament (+$788 / -$2,757) -- cashed in a local $150, nice to get some momentum going in tourneys again. One interesting hand from this which I may highlight in a future post.
*Live Cash (-$90 / +$443)
*Online Tournament (-$219 / -$565)
*Online Cash (-$146 / +$24)
Algo Trading (-$4,603 / +$25,038)
Sports Betting (-$1,110 / +$9,376) -- This includes money I lost on Fanduel, the money I lost betting in March Madness pools, money lost fading Sergio yesterday, and I placed some bets on South Carolina to beat Gonzaga +240 as I was leaving Vegas. Oh well, can't complain.
Blackjack ($0 / -$510)
Degenning other casino games ($0 / +$4,092)
Total -$5,380 / +$35,141